Forum: Translations
January 19, 2021, 03:38 PM
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It can be summarized like that, I suppose. ...
It can be summarized like that, I suppose.
Yet, a language is a living thing that depends much more on the meaning than on the rules. All of the sentences may be understood in context and probably...
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Forum: Translations
January 19, 2021, 02:53 PM
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Some comments and explanations below:
Esas...
Some comments and explanations below:
Esas personas no deben ser permitidas usar el sistema :bad: (Never! If you want to use the passive voice, you may say "A esas personas no debe serles...
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Forum: Translations
January 19, 2021, 12:22 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 28, 2020, 06:45 PM
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I've never heard it used like that, but "pelo...
I've never heard it used like that, but "pelo bajito" seems to be used as a pefect synonym of "pelo corto/cortito". Everyone I know would just say "pelo/cabello corto", or "cortito" when you mean...
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Forum: Grammar
December 21, 2020, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 4
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We will need the full sentence to answer your...
We will need the full sentence to answer your specific question.
In the meantime, "fuera" is a subjunctive; you will find it in specific contexts. For example:
- El confinamiento se decretó...
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Forum: Translations
December 21, 2020, 09:39 PM
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I'm the last person you want to get romantic...
I'm the last person you want to get romantic advice from, but you may say "ven y hagamos dulce música juntos", which would be your literal translation. Although to me it sounds almost silly, because...
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 18, 2020, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 13
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"Requete-" usually makes a stronger emphasis,...
"Requete-" usually makes a stronger emphasis, yes, but we often use these prefixes according to our own euphony and exaggeration criteria. :D
If you ask me, "requetecomún" sounds better than the...
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 17, 2020, 08:11 PM
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"Rete-" and "requete-" are intensifiers of the...
"Rete-" and "requete-" are intensifiers of the intensifier "re-". Apparently, adding syllables makes the adjective even stronger. :D
All of them are used everywhere, but- as I said, they're very...
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 15, 2020, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 11, 2020, 07:36 PM
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Forum: Grammar
December 09, 2020, 10:31 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 09, 2020, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 07, 2020, 08:17 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 07, 2020, 08:15 PM
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I don't think that's ever heard in Mexico.
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I don't think that's ever heard in Mexico.
- Pago en una sola exhibición. (This is what you find in invoices when you pay all at once, even if you don't do it in cash.)
- Se paga al contado....
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 04, 2020, 07:22 PM
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Forum: Translations
December 02, 2020, 09:00 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 28, 2020, 04:11 PM
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"Corresponder" implies a relationship of...
"Corresponder" implies a relationship of reciprocity. In this context, "corresponder" is something you do to or for someone.
In comparison, "estar a la altura" is to react to the given situation...
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Forum: Grammar
November 28, 2020, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Grammar
November 28, 2020, 02:27 PM
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Forum: Translations
November 26, 2020, 08:51 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 26, 2020, 01:09 AM
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Forum: Translations
November 25, 2020, 11:18 PM
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Remember that in Spanish we need the double...
Remember that in Spanish we need the double negative:
- Se suponía que no había nadie allí.
I'd propose:
- Se suponía que no debía haber nadie allí.
I used "deber" because if you say...
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Forum: Culture
November 25, 2020, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 6
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Porfirio Díaz was a war hero. He was a...
Porfirio Díaz was a war hero. He was a distinguished general during the French Invasion. He consolidated political stability by the end of the 1800s. He was a positivist and a progressive thinker,...
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Forum: Culture
November 23, 2020, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 6
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Adding to what Poli said:
Pancho Villa has...
Adding to what Poli said:
Pancho Villa has his special place in American popular culture, since he was the only Mexican who "invaded" American territory. He became the most common portrait of...
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Forum: Grammar
November 20, 2020, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 4
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